Rashida Jones has said she was inspired to create a new kind of romantic comedy with Celeste and Jesse Forever.

Jones - who wrote and stars in the new film - told the New York Daily News that she was determined for Celeste and Jesse Forever to defy genre standards.

"We wanted to push beyond [the typical romantic comedies]… You know like when you see movies where people are nursing a breakup and their life is still luxurious and romantic, and they still look great in the morning," she explained.

Jones went on to insist that she doesn't see much of herself in her highly strung character Celeste.

"Celeste is controlling, judgemental, self-righteous, obsessed with being right," she joked, adding: "There are some elements of her that are me, but hopefully I've softened a little as I've gotten older."

Celeste and Jesse Forever is now playing in the US. A UK release has not yet been confirmed.